Early springs and breeding performance in two sympatric duck species with different migration strategies

Ibis

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 288-298

  Arzel, Céline ^a   Dessborn, Lisa ^b,c   Pöysä, Hannu ^d   Elmberg, Johan ^b   Nummi, Petri ^e   Sjöberg, Kjell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Breeding timing; Brood size; Climate change; Ice break up; Mallard; Migration distance; Sympatric breeders; Teal

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HATCHING; ICE BREAKUP; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPRING (SEASON); SYMPATRY; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; WATERFOWL;

FINLAND;

EID: 84896137606     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12134     Document Type: Article

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